Initial Investment ⓘ

Initial Franchise Fee ⓘ

Ongoing Royalty Fee

Coffee News has relationships with third-party sources which offer financing to cover the following: franchise fee

Veteran Incentives

Three-year 0% financing for 2nd through 5th units

Support Options

Ongoing Support

Newsletter

Meetings/Conventions

Online Support

Franchisee Intranet Platform

Marketing Support

Co-op Advertising

Ad Templates

National Media

Regional Advertising

Social media

SEO

Website development

Email marketing

Classroom Training:

24 hours

Additional Training:

Mentor program

Absentee Ownership Allowed

Number of Employees Required to Run:

1

Bio

Coffee News was started by Jean Daum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1988. She began franchising in 1994. In 1995, Bill Buckley became the first U.S. franchisee. He bought the company from Daum in 2008, and Coffee News headquarters is now based in Bangor, Maine.
Coffee News is a free weekly publication distributed in restaurants, coffee shops and hotels. In addition to ads for local businesses, it contains news stories, jokes, trivia and horoscopes.

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